Combined brush and shovel



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7 NITED T TE JULIUS TRONDLE AND JOHN T mmany WLUSEON, oHIo.

COMBINED BRUSH lA N Di sndv Application fil d December 1,1922. ls erial'.iN o 604,321

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, J ULIUS TRONDLE and JOHN TRONDLE, citizens of the United States, residing at WVauseon, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined Brush and Shovel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushing and scrubbing, and more particularly to a combined brush and shovel.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character especially constructed for use in street cleaning in which the brush and shovel may be easily alternated according to the will of the user.

Another object is to provide a device of this character equipped with means for holding the shovel in operative position.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings 1 Figure 1 represents a side elevation of an article constituting this invention with the brush shown in raised inoperative position and the shovel in position for use, the handle being broken off for convenience in illustr'ation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with the brush in position for use and the shovel lifted into inoperative position, and

Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

The article constituting this invention comprises a substantially U-shaped frame 1, the outer ends of the legs of which are offset as shown at 2 and 8 with the terminals of said offset portion extending outwardly at an oblique angle as shown at 4:. The cross bar 5 of this frame 1 is offset laterally by side arms 6, said cross bar being positioned Slightly at an incline as is shown clearly in Fig. 1 with the flat face thereof facing outwardly. I

Another U-shaped frame 10 is mounted in the frame 1, the terminal of the legs thereof being fixed to the legs of frame 1 adjacent the cross bar 5 and the cross bar of the frame 10 extends forwardly substantially parallel and in advance of the cross bar 5 and has fixedly mounted thereon the head 12 of the brush 11 so that the bristles 13 of said brush will extend at an angle to frame 1, the head 12 being socketed at one edge thereof to receive a handle 14 which extends obliquely from the brush head as is shown clearly in Fig. 3 to facilitate the sweeping operation when the brush is in position for use.

The shovel or dust pan 15 is pivotally mounted near its rear end between the legs of the frame land as shown, has an upstanding flange 16 extending around the rear portion on two sides thereof, the side flanges being inclined downwardly at their front ends as shown at 17, the front edge 18 being designed as a scraper for shoveling up dirt which may have been swept up by the brush 11 or otherwise. The pivotal mounting of this shovel 15 adapts it to swing backwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3 when desired for use in which position it will rest on the handle 14 and remain in such position while the brush is being used. When it is desired to use the shovel it is swung forward into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and is held against movement in one direction by laterally projecting fingers 8 carried by the terminals 1 of frame 1. These fingers 8 constitute one leg of the U-shaped member which is secured by its cross bar to one of the legs of frame 1. The fingers 8 which limit the swinging movement of the shovel 15 in one direction are carried by one jaw 9 of a clamp 6 which is normally held in operative position by coiled springs as 19 which are shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 4.

From the above description it will be obvious that by slightly swinging the shovel 15 in one direction or the other, the device may be used for sweeping or shoveling at the will of the operator.

We claim 1.. In a device of the class described, a substantially U-shaped frame, a brush fixedly mounted between the legs of said frame and extending at an oblique angle therefrom, a handle carried by said brush, and a shovel pivotally mounted'between the legs of said frame in advance of said brush, and fingers mounted on sa1d frame legs and extending into the path of said shovel to limit its swinging movement in one direction.

2. In a device of the class described, a of isaid fingers being carried by a spring substantially U-shaped frame, a brush fixpressed jaw. edly mounted between the legs of said frame In testimony that We claim the foregoing and extending at an oblique angle thereas our own, We have hereto affixed our sig- 5 from, a handle carried by said brush, a natures.

shovel pivotally mounted between the legs JULIUS TRONDLE. of said frame in advance of said brush, and JOHN TRONDLE. fingers mounted on said frame legs and ex- Witnesses:

tending into the path of said shovel to limit FRANK S. HAM, 1 its swinging movement in one direction, each NELLIE DILL. 

